Hul'qumi'num Treaty Group opposes TimberWest sale to pension funds

The Ancient Forest Alliance is also concerned about the sale because there has been no commitment by the pension funds to not log old-growth stands on the corporate lands of TimberWest.

May 27, 2011

Click for larger imageAncient Forest Alliance campaigner Hannah Carpendale stands amongst giant old-growth Douglas-firs alongside the Koksilah River. These lands could be at risk of being logged by the pension funds.Photo by TJ Watt

The Hul’qumi’num Treaty Group representing First Nations bands from north of Shawnigan lake to Nanaimo on eastern Vancouver Island is opposing the sale of TimberWest to two pension funds because of a lack of consultation and accommodation of First Nations rights and title interests in the transaction.

The Ancient Forest Alliance is also concerned about the sale because there has been no commitment by the pension funds to not log old-growth stands on the corporate lands of TimberWest.